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Job Details

Marketing Assistant

Employer

More For Less Thrift Stores Ltd.

Date Posted

May 16, 2023

Languages

English
  • Location Lethbridge, AB
  • Earnings $15.00 to $18.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 35 hours per week
  • Position Temporary Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Jun 06, 2023
Job Requirements

Employer

More For Less Thrift Stores Ltd.

Languages

English

Education

  • College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
  • or equivalent experience

Work setting

  • Urban area
  • Social service or charity agency
  • Business and/or industry

Tasks

  • Answer written and oral inquiries
  • Assist in the preparation of brochures, reports, newsletters and other material
  • Co-ordinate special publicity events and promotions
  • Conduct public opinion and attitude surveys
  • Develop and organize workshops, meetings, ceremonies and other events for publicity, fundraising and information purposes
  • Develop, implement and evaluate communication strategies and programs
  • Gather, research and prepare communications material
  • Initiate and maintain contact with the media
  • Prepare and/or deliver educational, publicity and information programs, materials and sessions
  • Prepare or oversee preparation of reports, briefs, bibliographies, speeches, presentations, Website content and press releases
  • Provide advice on procedures and requirements for government approval of development proposals
  • Plan development projects
  • Perform administrative tasks
  • Develop and implement business plans
  • Conduct surveys and analyze data on the buying habits and preferences of wholesale and retail consumers
  • Conduct comparative research on marketing strategies for industrial and commercial products
  • Conduct social or economic surveys on local, regional, or international areas to assess development of potential and future trends
  • Prepare reports, research papers, educational texts or articles
  • Conduct analytical marketing studies
  • Design market research questionnaires
  • Evaluate customer service and store environments
  • Develop feasibility studies
  • Ensure appropriate business/commercial licenses are in place
  • Conduct online marketing, E-commerce and Website promotions
  • Maintain database of potential franchisees, real estate locations and on-line buy/sell Internet sites
  • Develop portfolio of marketing materials

Supervision

  • Staff in various areas of responsibility
  • Working groups

Student status

  • Full time enrollment
  • Part time enrollment

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • HTML editing software
  • MS Excel
  • MS PowerPoint
  • MS Word

Area of specialization

  • Fundraising
  • Interactive/new media

Security and safety

Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Attention to detail
  • Tight deadlines
  • Work under pressure

Own tools/equipment

Cellular phone

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Accurate
  • Dependability
  • Reliability

Screening questions

  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Are you currently a student?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • What is the highest level of study you have completed?
  • What is your current field of study?
  • What is your current level of study?

Experience

Experience an asset

Green job

  • Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
  • Involves supporting green economy sectors
  • Requires specialized environmental skills or knowledge

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Team building opportunities

Important notice: This job posting has been provided by an external employer.The Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada are not responsible for the accuracy, authenticity or reliability of the content.

Interest Codes & Abilities
The Marketing Assistant is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Advertising and Promotion Consultants
INNOVATIVE

Interest in analyzing advertising needs of establishments; and in developing advertising campaigns and in evaluating promotional and marketing results against budgeted sales, costs, profits and effect on future sales

SOCIAL

Interest in consulting with managers of establishments on advertising needs; and in advising clients on advertising and sales promotion strategies

DIRECTIVE

Interest in implementing advertising campaigns for print and electronic media

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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Abilities

Compared to my abilities

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Typical ability expectations for this job
Selected abilities

Mental Abilities

General Learning Ability

Verbal Ability

Numerical Ability

Visual Abilities

Spatial Perception

Form Perception

Clerical Perception

Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

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Interest Codes

Professional Occupations in Public Relations and Communications
INNOVATIVE

Interest in co-ordinating information to prepare and oversee preparation of reports, briefs, bibliographies, speeches, presentations, Web sites and press releases, and to develop and organize workshops, meetings, ceremonies and other events for publicity, fund-raising and information purposes

METHODICAL

Interest in gathering, researching and preparing communications material for internal and external audiences, and in assisting in the preparation of brochures, reports, newsletters and other material

SOCIAL

Interest in persuading to initiate and maintain contact with the media, and to arrange interviews and news conferences; and in co-ordinating special publicity events and promotions to internal and external audiences

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

Learn About Interests

Learn More

Abilities

Compared to my abilities

The abilities related to this job are shown along with your selected abilities.

Typical ability expectations for this job
Selected abilities

Mental Abilities

General Learning Ability

Verbal Ability

Numerical Ability

Visual Abilities

Spatial Perception

Form Perception

Clerical Perception

Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

Learn More
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